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ash_ton's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
i didn't expect the ending at all. well, not until closer to the ending lol but i had no clue for awhile.
Graphic: Death, Gore, and Violence
Moderate: Bullying, Suicide, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Body shaming, Mental illness, and Gaslighting
anniereads221's review against another edition
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Mental illness, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, and Injury/Injury detail
emily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
HOWEVER, the plot turned out to be quite underwhelming. For a mystery/thriller, it was very linear and if you're familiar with the genre I feel like the culprit is an easy guess. Some other things I didn't like was that apart from Mila, the characters felt a little flat, and I didn't like the whole bully-redemption arc. June and Dayton were literally racist and fatphobic towards Mila while they were living and within a week everyone was buddy-buddy? Not a big fan of that.
All that being said I did like this book, and loved where Mila ended up by the end of it. I would be super interested in reading more books about her life!
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Animal death, Cursing, Fatphobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Addiction, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual content, Slavery, Excrement, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Colonisation